Open sided golf bag



Mardi 27, 1956 L.. H. HAMLEY 2,739,631

OPEN SIDED GOLF BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed March 50, 1953 a TrDF/vex/March 27, 1956 L. H. HAMLEY OPEN SIDED GOLF BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledMarch 30, 1953 #w/V75? LESTER H- HAMLEY E mul /7 f7-DFN@ United StatesPatent O OPEN SIDED GOLF BAG Lester H. Hamley, Pendleton, Oreg.Application March 30, 1953, Serial No. 345,629

3 Claims. (Cl. 1501.5)

This invention relates generally to carriers for golf clubs andparticularly to an open sided golf bag.

The main object of this invention is to provide a light weight,inexpensive and convenient means for carrying clubs without danger ofmarring or multilating the clubs and, at the same time, making theminstantly available in a fanned out fashion when the bag is permitted tooccupy a horizontal position on the ground.

The second object is to make a bag which is especially adapted to carryclubs when a caddy or golf bag cart is not available or desirable.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in thefollowing specification as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing a man carrying the bag by means of ahand grip.

Fig. 2 is a section taken along the line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the bag as it appears lying at on the ground andopen.

Fig. 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section taken along the line 5 5 in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the bag held by means ofthe shoulder straps.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the manner of attaching theshoulder straps.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section through connecting grommet.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the straps.

Like numbers of reference refer to the same or similar parts throughoutthe several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown a short cylindricalsection 10 of leather provided with a bottom 11 of fairly rigidmaterial. A liner 12 is placed around the inside of the section 10 and acovering 13 is placed over the bottom 11.

From the edge 14 extends an elongated ap 15 which is roughlypear-shaped. This portion is only one thickness of leather except forthe large end 16 which has a lining of leather.

Hand holes 17 are formed in opposite sides of the large portion of theap 15. A pocket 18, preferably provided with a zipper 19, is provided onthe side of the section 10 for carrying golf balls, tees, ete.

a shoulder strap supporting It will be noted in Fig. 3 that the clubs 20and 21 are fanned out when the ilap 15 is permitted to open, making eachof the clubs readily accessible for selection and extraction, whereas inFig. 2 it will be seen that the clubs are all gathered into a compactbundle by merely passing a hand through both of the hand holes 17.

It is desirable to provide an additional facing 22 along the edge 14 toprovide a little extra stiiness and hold the cylindrical shape at themouth of the section 10.

In Fig. 7 it will be seen that the large end 16 is provided with a liner23 in which are a pair of grommets 24 on opposite sides of the centerseam 25. Along the edges 26 of the portion 15 are the spaced grommets 27which are near the center of balance of the golf bag.

Shoulder straps 28 having end snaps 29 and 30 engage the grommets 27 and24, respectively, on opposite sides of the member 15.

An inspection of Fig. 7 discloses the fact that when the bag is laiddown on the green, the clubs will fan out in a way to make them easilyselectable and the shoulder straps will swing free of the clubs insteadof becoming fouled therewith.

In Fig. 6 is shown the manner in which the bag is carried by means ofthe two straps 28 slung from the shoulder of the player. Fortransportation purposes the snaps 29 and 30 may pass through thegrommets on opposite sides of the carrier, serving to hold them in anenclosed form, should this be desired.

I claim:

l. An open-sided golf bag comprising a short cylindrical bottom portionhaving one side extending upwardly in the shape of an elongatedpear-shaped ap forming the upper portion of the bag, the lower end ofsaid flap adjoining said cylindrical bottom portion being narrow andextending around approximately only one half the circumference of saidbottom portion and the upper end of said ilap being of greater width andsuiciently flexible to open out laterally substantially dat when the bagis laid on the ground.

2. A golf bag as dened in claim l having a pair of hand holes inopposite sides of the upper, wide end of said ap for folding saidopposite sides together when both hand holes are grasped in one hand.

3. A golf bag as defined in claim 1 having a pair of shoulder straps onopposite sides of said iiap, one strap being attached at upper and lowerpoints to one side of the flap and the other strap being attached atupper and lower points to the opposite side of the ap.

References Cited in the ille of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,251,404 Mins Dec. 2s, 1911 1,571,475 Guenther Feb. 2, 1926 2,340,373Gardner Feb. 1, 1944 2,552,501 Wilkens May 8, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS291,934 Great Britain June 14, 1928

